October 4, 20241 yr Popular Post So every Texan had their phone blown up this morning because some white dude is "suspected in violence against a Texas law enforcement officer". In Memphis TX, which is almost 450 miles away from me. The only emergency alert I leave turned on in my phone is for "Extreme Threats to Life and Property". This is not that, you stupid fucking assholes. https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2024/10/04/blue-alert-issued-for-man-suspected-in-violence-against-texas-law-enforcement/
October 4, 20241 yr Yeah, Mrs. CHIEF rolled over and let out a WTF? "Do they expect us to get out of bed, drive to Memphis, TX. and look for the perp?" CHIEF
October 4, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: So every Texan had their phone blown up this morning Try multiple Apple Watches as well. Woke all of us up at like 5am or some bullshit. And that motherfucker was last seen on foot.
October 4, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said: They shoulda called the cops Well at least one showed up.
October 4, 20241 yr First thing I do with new phones is to turn off the emergency alerts. Fuck those middle of the night bullshit. So...I didn't get the bullshit alarm. However, my wife does not turn off her alerts. I was still woken up by bullshit alarm. I turned off emergency alerts on her phone. We good now.
October 4, 20241 yr How many different threads can we discuss this in? At least there’s consensus that DPS can suck a big one for breaking their own rules on this one.
October 4, 20241 yr I turned off the sound on the alerts. I’d still like to get a tornado warning. Wish I could mute blue alerts separately like amber alerts. Woke up my relatives in Houston and San Antonio.
October 4, 20241 yr 17 minutes ago, Your Mom said: You can turn that shit off. Most of our phones did not blow up. i had my phone on silent + so not disturb and that stupid shit still BLASTED my eardrums at 4:52 am this morning. totally fucking stupid.
October 4, 20241 yr Author 14 minutes ago, Your Mom said: You can turn that shit off. Most of our phones did not blow up. Most people want to know about "Extreme Threats to Life and Property". I want to know if zombies/werewolves/sleestaks have taken over South Austin. I don't need to hear about a rural LEO altercation 400+ miles away.
October 4, 20241 yr 20 minutes ago, Your Mom said: You can turn that shit off. Most of our phones did not blow up. Sure but that doesn’t really change the fact it’s a bullshit fucking alert.
October 4, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Derka said: i had my phone on silent + so not disturb and that stupid shit still BLASTED my eardrums at 4:52 am this morning. totally fucking stupid. Yeah. That’s not how you turn it off. You gotta dig deeper in the settings.
October 4, 20241 yr Author 21 minutes ago, royiv said: How many different threads can we discuss this in? I don't read that "FUCK THA POLICE!!!!!!!" thread. I don't hate cops, just fucktarded unnecessary emergency alerts.
October 4, 20241 yr 44 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: "Extreme Threats to Life and Property". aka, the police
October 4, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: I don't read that "FUCK THA POLICE!!!!!!!" thread. I don't hate cops, just fucktarded unnecessary emergency alerts. What about the cops who send out these unnecessary alerts?
October 4, 20241 yr 27 minutes ago, crash_davis said: First thing I do with new phones is to turn off the emergency alerts. Fuck those middle of the night bullshit. So...I didn't get the bullshit alarm. However, my wife does not turn off her alerts. I was still woken up by bullshit alarm. I turned off emergency alerts on her phone. We good now. This. I didn’t get woken up bc I turned them off No offense to them, but unless a kidnapped kid or a lost old person or a cop killer ends up in my gym or my HEB, I probably won’t ever see them
October 4, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, royiv said: What about the cops who send out these unnecessary alerts? Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here.
October 4, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, rage-a-holic said: Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here.
October 4, 20241 yr when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful?
October 4, 20241 yr Popular Post for the record, not hating cops is like not hating ms13 or the sinaloa cartel. yes you are supposed to hate cops, as they are largest organized crime syndicate in america and an immediate threat to public safety everywhere they go. it’s not 1950 anymore, jesus.
October 4, 20241 yr Go to settings/alerts and at the bottom there is a section for Govt alerts. At least on the iphone there is.
October 4, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Derka said: when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful? About 10 years and 137 amber alerts ago. And because you touch yourself. But seriously dude it’s not that difficult, just type it into Google and it will lead the way. I don’t know that shit off the top of my head.
October 4, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: Most people want to know about "Extreme Threats to Life and Property" why?
October 4, 20241 yr Popular Post 11 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: Am I supposed to hate a whole group of people for something a small percentage of them did? I was told that's frowned upon here. Can we agree on cyclists?
October 4, 20241 yr Author 1 minute ago, WBT said: why? I assume most people have a Life and own Property, but that isn't a given around here
October 4, 20241 yr Here's a novice idea, the police could send an alert to each other, do police work and go find the guy, and not wake up families around the state.
October 4, 20241 yr 9 minutes ago, Derka said: when did everyone get the memo that having your phone on silent + dnd isn’t enough to block these dumbass alerts, and why are all of you being flippant and condescending instead of helpful? Quote iPhone users: Open the “Settings” on your phone and tap on “Notifications.” Scroll to the bottom where you’ll see the heading, “Government Alerts.” Tap the toggle switch next to “Emergency Alerts” and “Public Safety Alerts” in order to disable Blue Alert messages on your phone. Android users: Open “Settings,” then tap on “Apps & Notifications.” Select “Advanced,” then “Emergency Alerts” to turn off AMBER Alerts, Extreme Threat alerts, and Severe Threat alerts.
October 4, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, crash_davis said: Can we agree on cyclists? To be fair, that's I-35, so the cyclists were likely going faster than everyone else.
October 4, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said: I assume most people have a Life and own Property, but that isn't a given around here If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead.
October 4, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, WBT said: This is good, and I have updated mine again. Mine did reset though last time I updated software.
October 4, 20241 yr Author 13 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said: If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead.
October 4, 20241 yr I was surprised by my phone blowing up this morning, because I have Amber alerts disabled. This was technically a "blue" alert. I would like to know if an F5 'nader is bearing down on me, so I don't want to silence that -- is weather an "Emergency" or "Public Safety" alert?
October 4, 20241 yr 29 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said: If you are waiting for an alert to your phone to tell you your life and property are at risk then you are already dead. You sound like one of those people who film tornadoes from their back porch as it barrels down upon them.
October 4, 20241 yr 19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said: I was surprised by my phone blowing up this morning, because I have Amber alerts disabled. This was technically a "blue" alert. I would like to know if an F5 'nader is bearing down on me, so I don't want to silence that -- is weather an "Emergency" or "Public Safety" alert? Yeah I just wish these dumbass blue alerts had their own channel so I could turn them off and still get emergency alerts for actual emergencies like severe weather, chemical plant explosions, when the nukes fly, etc... guess I gotta email Tim Apple if I want that?
October 4, 20241 yr You guys don't understand. Cops are more important than regular people. Also their dogs are more important than regular people.
October 4, 20241 yr I guess this isn't the first time for a middle of deep sleep blue alert because I have this meme in my phone from August 2021
October 4, 20241 yr 43 minutes ago, NorthLoop said: You sound like one of those people who film tornadoes from their back porch as it barrels down upon them. I was going for the opposite. Like a prepper/Dwight Schrute vibe.
October 4, 20241 yr Fortunately, I've had all the alerts turned off on my phones for the past few years. Unfortunately, my old man "bladder alert" went off around 4:15 this morning, and I never got back to sleep. I don't know if that's any comfort to you who lost sleep, but just know I'm in solidarity with you today.
October 4, 20241 yr Amber alerts are funny as the car description is apt information for people on the road, but people on the road should avoid looking at their phone.
October 4, 20241 yr This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person?
October 4, 20241 yr 42 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said: How do we go about getting the cocksucker responsible for this fired? Well, the Director of TXDPS is an appointee of the governor so… 30 minutes ago, Colonel Sanders said: This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person? Silver and blue sound better than Grandpa and Pig alerts.
October 4, 20241 yr This might be a dumb question but are silver and blue alerts named after colors because the person that coined them think Amber was a color instead of a person?I think amber is named after someone but I’m too lazy to look it up
October 4, 20241 yr 3 minutes ago, Updawg said: I think amber is named after someone but I’m too lazy to look it up Amber Hagerman. Kidnapped and murdered in the DFW area sometime in the 90’s.
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